Nuclear Damage Compensation Law Article 25

A nuclear installation operator shall maintain liability insurance or financial guarantee sufficient to cover the maximum amount of nuclear damage compensation liability and may operate the nuclear installation or transport nuclear material only upon the approval from the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan.The preceding stipulation is not applicable to the nuclear installations of the Central Government, provincial or municipal government and their research organizations.In respect of operation of a nuclear installation or transportation of nuclear material, applications may be filed with the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan for reduction of the amount of liability insurance or financial guarantee within a certain limit; the said limit shall be stipulated by the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan.